Literacy in America: A Cultural History of the Past Century

by Lawrence R. Samuel

Literacy in America shows that literacy has been used as a means of social control with authority figures dictating which reading material is acceptable and which is not. Literacy has also operated as a vehicle of citizenship for Americans and as a symbol of democracy. With its ambitious scope, the book is a seminal guide to literacy in America.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1538189542
• ISBN13: 9781538189542
• Release Date: May 2024
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"